U23 World League

Maracanã
Spectators: 7553 (Terracing: 5666, Seating: 1737, VIP seats: 150) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Aquiles Leonidas made the kick off which started today's match. 6 minutes into the match, TWO-KINGS's goal looked a bit too open when Carlos Rezende came free, but Venancio Paulin reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Luís Fábio Silveira took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tomas Bento, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 14th minute Adil Savlet shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Luís Fábio Silveira saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Venancio Paulin showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Celso Nascimento, who was totally free with the ball in the 16th minute. Venancio Paulin showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Pedro Luiz Teles, who was totally free with the ball in the 22nd minute. After 23 minutes of play, TWO-KINGS's Tomas Bento made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Luís Fábio Silveira was left in no man's land by his defense there! Adil Savlet hit a great freekick 26 minutes into the match. The supporters of TWO-KINGS booed when Flamengo FSCMZ was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 28 match minutes in a wonderful position. Belmiro Monteiro didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 29th minute Tomas Bento shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Luís Fábio Silveira saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When Belmiro Monteiro fell near the penalty area in the 30th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Flamengo FSCMZ's protests and gave Belmiro Monteiro a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to Flamengo FSCMZ getting a freekick after 30 minutes play. Belmiro Monteiro hit a great ball. Luís Fábio Silveira made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Hermengildo Atauri in the 31st minute of play. After a rather tough play, Flamengo FSCMZ's Armandinho Leão got a free kick in the 32nd minute. 33 minutes into the match, TWO-KINGS's Adil Savlet sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Luís Fábio Silveira narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 34th minute of the match, Celso Nascimento got a very nice opportunity to score, but Venancio Paulin was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. Adil Savlet kicked well hit freekick during the 35th minute of the match. 38 minutes into the match, TWO-KINGS's goal looked a bit too open when Aquiles Leonidas came free, but Venancio Paulin reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Aquiles Leonidas in the 39th minute of play forced TWO-KINGS's goalkeeper Venancio Paulin to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Adil Savlet struck a weak shot in the 43rd minute. Luís Fábio Silveira didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for TWO-KINGS. 45 minutes into the match, Flamengo FSCMZ's goal looked a bit too open when Shi Ke Xiang came free, but Luís Fábio Silveira reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 47 minutes into the game, Celso Nascimento cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-1. Venancio Paulin was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. The score stood at 1-1 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Shi Ke Xiang to strike the kick off in the second half. In the 54th minute Aquiles Leonidas shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Venancio Paulin saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 55 played minutes TWO-KINGS got a freekick which was hit by Adil Savlet. Aquiles Leonidas recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 56th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 58th minute, TWO-KINGS's Shi Ke Xiang ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Luís Fábio Silveira. Luís Fábio Silveira yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-2. Venancio Paulin took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Carlos Rezende, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 67 minutes into the match, Flamengo FSCMZ's goal looked a bit too open when Adil Savlet came free, but Luís Fábio Silveira reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Pedro Luiz Teles in the 69th minute of play forced TWO-KINGS's goalkeeper Venancio Paulin to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 72 minutes into the game, Tomas Bento recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Luís Fábio Silveira. Tomas Bento showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 1-4. In the 75th minute, Flamengo FSCMZ's Carlos Rezende seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Carlos Rezende the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of Flamengo FSCMZ protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Carlos Rezende had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 75th minute of the game. One of Flamengo FSCMZ:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of TWO-KINGS:s goal. When the match had been going on for 77 minutes, TWO-KINGS's Shi Ke Xiang got an opportunity to shoot a penalty. He stayed cool and waited for the goalkeeper to move, before he confidently shot the ball into the goal, to the left of Luís Fábio Silveira. Shi Ke Xiang might have been able to make a better finish in the 79th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Luís Fábio Silveira. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Shi Ke Xiang ran back to his position shaking his head. Venancio Paulin showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Pedro Luiz Teles in the 81st minute of the match. Flamengo FSCMZ's Luís Fábio Silveira played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Hermengildo Atauri in the 83rd minute of play. Adil Savlet scored 1-6 in the 84th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Luís Fábio Silveira, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 87th minute, TWO-KINGS's Shi Ke Xiang dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-7. In the 93rd minute of the match, Shi Ke Xiang tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Luís Fábio Silveira saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. In the 95th minute, Tomas Bento reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Luís Fábio Silveira. The goal made the score 1-8. Luís Fábio Silveira took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Shi Ke Xiang, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. TWO-KINGS had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.